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Ford Cortina Mark 2 was a bad car back in the late 1970's/80's as you could open the doors with a petrol cap key, suitcase key or indeed ANY small key. Ours was stolen 4 times so we resorted to disabling the engine and even then it was stolen. It was returned to us without its engine! It cost us a fortune in insurance claims and loss of no claims bonus.

All the new Fords from the Mondeo (1993) onwards were good cars, the abysmal 1990 Escort was the nadir for the firm. Fords took over Peugeots place for 'drivers' cars at that time, and it is only now that Peugeot is putting up a bit of a fight! I had a brand new Audi A4 on an 'S' plate, I remember borrowing a new Focus and it was so close to the Audi but £10k less! I've never driven or even seen one, but the 1950's Ford Edsel is said by some to be the worst car ever bar none.

as i`ve not purchased a new car for many years, i can only reflect on 3 fords that i did buy as ex lease for mini cabbing, 1st was a mk 1 sierra 1600 4 speed, a good all round car that done its job for 200.000 miles relatively trouble free, 2nd was a mk2 1800 auto sierra, that was so much better, with bullet proof CVH engine and 4 speed plus overdrive gearbox, that done well over 250.000 miles almost trouble free, I then went onto a mk1 1800 diesel mondeo hatchback, but was far superiour to both previous sierras, but an untimely accident stopped the clock on only160.000 miles. most i had to do was a recon diesel pump at 100.000 plus new cambelt while i was doing it.. so, the best and worst? any ford that i`ve driven for 100.000`s miles and it still kept going/earning my wages can only be good for cab drivers as I was then.. perhaps fords could tempt me with a test drive of a new product to compare models i have missed out on for the last 14 years. my current cars are - a 23 year old landrover discovery 200 with 202.000 miles on the clock, plus a lexus is200 with a measley 55.000, but oh so comfortable & quiet..

Any mid to late sixties Ford with the 1200 engine would have to have a new engine after about 50,000 miles. It had a three bearing crankshaft which was notoriously prone to chewing bearing shells. On the other hand the Pinto engine is much sought after by customisers.

The 1990 Escort was, as I recall, supplied from the factory with full rustproofing. This was a first in those days.

The article refers to the "gorgeous mark one escort". In actual fact the "Escort" badge was first applied to an estate (van with windows and a back seat) version of the Anglia 100E in the 1950s

I bought one of the last Cortina estates new - about 1980. So many had been sold, I thought, so it must be good. The handling, roadholding and ride were almost unbelievably bad - it just didn't feel safe. Thoroughly nasty.

Worst was Sierra Y reg . Fords first attempt at a 5 speed gearbox. Gearstick was like a spoon in porridge- where was the 5th gear ? usually found you had changed from 4th back down into 3rd ! 1.6 litre engine and no power steering all made for a lousy drive. On the good side I gave mine to my 22yr old son and he got 85,000 miles out of it with only clutch,exhaust and brakes repairs.

I have a 97 explorer,, it has 190,000 miles on it and dose not use 1 drop of oil between 3000 mile oil changes, the tires that came on it were the probllem with handling, if people knew what they were driving, they would not have had as many problems with it, it has a short wheel base, so it tends to be a little squirrlley,, but i had a 87 full size bronco, that had the same issue because of the short wheelbase, it was not designed as a sports car, most of the same type's of vehicles of the same era, blazer's, gmc's, durango's, all had warning's on the drivers sun visors. this is one of the best 4wd's I have ever driven in the snow, it has walked thru 2-3 feet of unplowed snow, just make sure you have a good set of tires on it with a good strong sidewall rating on it.

I loved the "new" anglia.... with tuning and a little skimming it was easy to go over the ton.....

the escort mk1 was of course the essence of "sporty" driving.....

but the best ford has to be the 2.3litre mk1 granada.... the rounded one....... the car was fast, with the 2.3 easily outperforming the larger engines and more economic than the 2 litre..... but the best thing was its glue-like road holding.......... watch the opening credits to the sweeney... it was said the granada was the only car that could safely perform the manoevre.

I must admit that apart from mk1 2 and 3 fiestas, I completely lost my loyalty to ford.... they became lacklustre, unreliable and uneconomic if you wanted any sort of performance.... the mk6 escort was truly awful.

The Mk 2 Focus 05 on wards is the worst car I have ever owned three break downs ,ford main dealer could not sort out problems ongoing problems rust,engine management ,trims falling off,etc etc,Ford not interested as four years old and very low mileage even when I explained previous orion (1989 model) had done over 250,000 miles with very little problems and still was ok with next owner ,this car depreciated like a stone and I had to virtually give the car away as nobody wanted to buy it ( please note I am a ford man through and through I even did my apprenticeship at ford and still have 2 Mk 1 focuses in our house ) but we have now changed to Hyundai so far so good ,I would certainly not buy any of the current model ford as my sister has a new KA and is full of problems and all the modern cars look the same except for the badge .

My first car was an Anglia 105E, just like the one in Harry Potter. Even the Sea Foam Blue colour. Unfortunately, like so many cars of the time, that changed to brown around the wheel arches in particular, but not exclusively! The later Mk2 & 3 Capris I owned, were considered head turners by a guy like me in his mid 20s. Happy days!

I agree the 1990 escort was a terrible car - noisy, uncomfortable and gutless. I had one as a hire car when I was travelling from the Midlands to Liverpool daily. Had a couple of Astras, replaced due to minor faults. Then we got the Escort, which was unpleasant but refused to break so we were stuck with it.

Other candidates are the Mk3 Cortina and the Capri (most pointless car ever). The wallowy handling of the Mk3 Cortina, the fact that you could unlock it with a lolly stick and horrendous rust problems make it a strong contender for worst Ford. Oh, and the cam-shaft-eating habits of its 2 litre engine.

The Sierra did not enjoy a good press during its lifetime but I had a 2.0 GLSi from '88 to '94, covering 127,000miles, and it was brilliant. Fast, reliable, comfortable and build quality to match BMW. They had sorted the top-end lubrication problems with the 2.0 engine by then, and the addition of fuel injection made it a good power unit.

Bought my first Capri in 1976...4 capris later , my 1985 Laser is still with me. No one wanted to part ex. it in the '90's, so I kept it!. It has seen off 3 other cars and has never let me down. In fact today it's just gone in for its 25th MOT.I love it.... It's my baby!!!

The best Ford car ever made and still my favourite is the Sierra RS Cosworth. What fantastic machines they were! I've owned a number of Sapphire Cosworths in my time and also owned a beautiful black Sierra RS500. I wish I still owned them, but I think the local TWOC's will have other ideas!

Our one year old purchased Ford Focus econetic was doing really well until just after the 3 year warranty finished and suddently engine malfunction lights came on. Got a sensor replaced and 3 months later the light came on again with a loss of power. @ weeks later, again. Ford local garage want £1300 to fix the tuubo with no guarantee. Not pleased and Ford are washing their hands of an apparently known fault with the turbo.

my first car was a ford escort mk1 which as a youngster was fantastic.went on to have a mk1 1300gt and then a 1300l.do i wish i still had them.then i became an opel manta fan and then a couple of mk1 golf gti before my next ford which i bought in 1990 a 1986 rosso red ford escort rs turbo.fantastic car that served me well for 7.5 years before it was moved on because of a growing family.a brief flirtation with an awesome vauxhall carlton 3.0 until i changed it in 1997 for my current ford.my old girl a ford sierra sapphire rs cosworth 4x4 in moonstone blue.the old girl was bought with one previous owner and 36000 miles for £10500.it now has 113000 miles and is still on the original clutch.just had to replace clutch cable for first time 3 weeks ago.she uses no oil and on trips to france returns almost 33mpg.this is by far the best ford in my eyes.my wife owns a freelander2 which is awesome and has not put a foot wrong in 5 years and 80000 miles.my daughter has a 2011 ford fiesta 1.25 zetec which she loves and she is almost 21 and has just received an insurance quote for £345.so thats a result.

Mustang best car - not likely - most of its appeal was hype by Fords publicity An average looking car with very little sporting prowess - a Corvette knocked it for six in pretty much all departments Have driven a few fords from a Mk 3 Cortina, -spacious, good motorway cruiser, Escort Mk 1, which I loved driving at the time, Mondeo Ghia - see Cortina above tho my particular car had expensive niggles. Last two cars Ive had have been old shape KA's, to me the real successor to the old mini. Great fun to drive, (at least Clarkson and I agree on one thing) and in time to come it will be hailed as a stunning, and beautifully uncomplicated looking car - more than can be said for its successor.

No contest, the MK111 Zodiac wins hands down, sounds superb, very comfortable, drives beautifully and looks the part. Oh and I nearly forgot the heater could toast your feet. Mine was 12years old when I had it in the '80s and I would have another today.

I have to say the most fun I've had in a car [before the one I own now] was a Mark 1 post-facelift Capri. Why? One word: romance. It always felt closer to sculpture than a car - I know, I bet there's people out there thinking that's because it spent most of its time in the garage! But it was beautiful. I could look at it all day. My current car is an Alfa 156 - it feels like the Capri, right down to the similar door handles, except it returns serious mpg and power to spare, unlike the underpowered Capri. Ford were always great at producing affordable romance. I still miss that car, although my pockets are much happier without it :D x

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